Month: May 2024
-
Unguarded and Safe
I didn’t mean to say it. Even as the words left my lips, I was surprised by myself. I had an unguarded moment. A moment I couldn’t help but express what I was feeling and thinking. Have you ever done that? It is rare for me because I remain very much in control of myself.…
-
Not My Will, But Yours Lord
Not my will but yours Lord. This phrase uttered by Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane holds great wisdom and great meaning for us as believers. There is a lesson to be learned here. Christ said these words regarding a very troubling future he knew was coming. His horrific death, the pain, and the suffering…
-
For My Children
I find myself sitting today thinking about my children. Grateful is probably too small a word for how I feel about the blessing of having them in my life. There’s not a day that goes by when they are brought to my mind that I don’t want to stop and smile, laugh, or pray. It’s…
-
The Illusion of the Fairy Tale Life
I have a bone to pick with Disney and golden books and all the other fairy tale advocates or promoters I should say. For so many of the Hallmark movie makers and even all too many ROM coms. As a child born in the West or in America, however you want to say it, I…
Devotions For Real Life 